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Written By: Poorva Chavan | Published : February 27, 2015 6:20 PM IST
With the Union budget for the financial year 2015-16 to be announced tomorrow, the question running through common man's mind is - 'If he/she were to be hospitalised, how much more money would they have to shell out?' (Read: Union Budget 2015-16: Will India finally get the healthcare budget it deserves?)
As per a healthcare industry expert Ms. Poonam Muttreja, National Secretariat, Advocating Reproductive Choices, the budgetary allocation for the health sector should be increased to 3% of GDP with targets for annual incremental increase. If this expectation is met, the expense the common man will incur for hospitalisation will be reduced. Mr. V. S. Venkatesh (Chief Executive Officer of Apollo White Dental) is also of the opinion that increase in the GDP allocation on healthcare will help the government achieve its vision of universal healthcare and reduce out-of-pocket spending for a common man. (Read: 6 points in the Railway Budget 2015-16 that consider a traveller s health)
Dr. Rajiv Boundhankar, Vice president, Kohinoor Hospitals, thinks that the gap between public and private hospital needs to bridged by this budget. According to him, the public-private partnership model has to be given a boost, which will make healthcare accessible to every person. With the increase funding for these partnerships, the common man will have shell out a little less than before for hospitalisation.
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